Kingsbury Primary Special School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £180k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · Not applicable · Community special school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£39k | £201k | 78 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£12k | £190k | 78 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£90k | £280k | 79 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£160k | £440k | 81 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.9m | -£191k | £250k | 97 |
2023-24 | £3.6m | £3.5m | +£87k | £337k | 119 |
2024-25 | £4.4m | £4.4m | +£15k | £352k | 133 |
2025-26 | £4.6m | £4.8m | -£172k | £180k | 132 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 3% of them. It spends £36,300 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,688.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £11,488 | £9,737 | £8,703–£10,953 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £12,444 | £10,096 | £9,202–£11,931 |
Supply staff | £553 | £543 | £139–£1,566 |
Admin and clerical | £1,344 | £1,304 | £955–£1,684 |
Premises | £941 | £1,440 | £1,193–£2,394 |
Energy | £171 | £348 | £244–£500 |
Learning resources & ICT | £1,303 | £675 | £541–£935 |
Bought-in services | £6,326 | £539 | £256–£1,067 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Kingsdown School Large reserves
- The Meadows School Large reserves
- Columbia Grange School Large reserves
- Greenbank School Large reserves
- Newlands School Large reserves
- Holly Grove School Large reserves
- Nancealverne School Healthy
- Oak View School Healthy
- Two Rivers Primary School Large reserves
- The Martin Bacon Academy Large reserves
- The Collett School Large reserves
- Stanton Vale School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.5m | £33,933 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £2.6m | £19,579 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £104k | £791 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £140k | £1,062 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £6,326 a pupil, against a typical £539 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £1,303 a pupil, against a typical £675 for similar schools. What's behind that?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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